That regime was introduced in the wake of a claim by trainer Charlie Mann that EPO - a performanceenhancing drug that increases stamina by boosting the number of red blood cells - was being widely employed in British racing.

I am convinced that this closer co-operation between the EPO and the IEEE-SA will help to improve the interface between patents and standards, creating transparency and enhancing the synergy potential between these two key elements of the global knowledge economy," says Raimund Lutz, the EPO's Vice-President for Legal and International Affairs.

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